Blazzard Family 2009

We had a great time at the Annual Esplin Family Party held in Central on Saturday. Thanks to Tom and Paula for letting us all play in their yard! This is the most recent picture of the entire Dave Blazzard family. Hard to believe how fast our numbers have grown.

Thoughts of the Past

My Aunt Laura Bowler passed away last week - Her funeral was on Monday. I have spend the week thinking of the past. The days when I was home with Mama and Aunt Laura. They are almost inseparable in my mind. Our homes were next door to each other our back doors connected with a well worn path. First it was just packed earth and later Dad poured cement. The property line is marked with a pomegranates and a lilac bush. We ( Laurie, Jane and I) spent many hours playing house under the shade of the bushes on the cool dirt beside the irrigation ditches. We lived in the time before TV and we spent most of our time out of doors. Playing in the yards and ditches of both homes.

We were as welcome in one home as the other. Aunt Laura was so supportive of all we did. She told us how beautiful and smart we were and always had time to listen with interest about our lives. Mama was this way as well - So how blessed we were to have two mothers who loved us unconditionally.

Aunt Laura is the last of my mothers family to pass. She was the youngest of 10 children. My mother was number 9 and she has been gone for almost 20 years. How I miss her still.

I am grateful that I was fortunate enough to be raised in such a large and loving family.

Time rushes by

I can't believe how fast time passes. I thought that I would be able to make a weekly post - but I find weeks going by without a word.

I guess I don't have as much to say as I thought. I am lamenting the fact that summer is coming to a close and I don't feel like I have done enough swimming, hiking, or traveling.

I haven't even bought a fishing license this year!

Grandpa Dave is doing well as am I. Just slower than we would like to be.

Our tortoise has almost doubled in size and does not like to stay in the yard. We have had to recover his twice this summer. Dave has glued a name plate to his shell so we do not have to keep bailing him out of the animal shelter.

Bob and Stanley are getting bigger and Lester thinks he is the biggest dog around. ( he is a miniature dauchound).

Daisy is still with us at 15 years old and Cindy cat will be with us a very long time as she is only 3.

This is what is happening at Grandma Sue house this week.

I have been learning how to make my blog more interesting but I still need some more instruction. This can really get to be a passion. I wish I had more time to spend on it.

We had a great swimming party on Monday to celebrate the last day before school started. I didn't get any pictures but we all had fun. Holly I made wonderful chicken enchaladias and Lisa brought and big salad and chocolate cupcakes. I made each of the children a back to school bag filled with school supplies and treats. It is so fun to see the Grandchildren growing and enjoying attending school.

Drew

Jaxon

Esplin Family Reunion

We had a great time gathering at Central on Saturday the 9th of August. Uncle Tom was there to greet us and provide us with cool drinks. Sitting under the shade of the summer apple trees as we visited and became re-aquainted with our nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.

The kids played in the water, rode 4-wheelers and enjoyed games of horse shoes and card games.

Uncle Jack cooked great burgers and hot dogs. Great fun was had by all!!

Time to update

I am not keeping up my blog any better than I do my journal writing. We are having a great summer sitting by the pool and swimming. Last weekend we (Dave and I) slept out by the pool in our lounge chairs. Saturday I did my ironing by the pool. I think you can tell that I love being outside!!

The babies are growing so fast. Rachael, Grace, Kate, and Jaxon can all swim like little fish. Izaic, Lindzee and Izabel have been swimming like fish for years. Abbie, Drew and Dallas are really good and floating in their tubes.

We are waiting the arrival of two more darlings to join our family in January. ( Lisa and Allie)

We had a great time with Laura and Devin Fletcher and Annie Jones. The spent a fun weekend with us. Annie and I had a great time laughing and talking all night. (We had Uncle Dave sleep on the couch). We went swimming everyday and just had a great time hanging out. I hope they can come again and bring all the girls.

I am posting this a work so I do not have any pics. I will try to add some when I get home.